Glove



B. C. GRINNELL.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1920.

Patented May- 10, 1921.

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Application filed July 31, 1920. Serial No. 400,441.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, BRAYTON C. GRIN- NELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington', have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gloves, of which the following is a-specification.

I My invention relates to improvements in gloves and more particularly to gloves made of leather and canvas, but applicable to gloves made of any other suitable material, and the object of my invention is to provide a working glove of the back seam type wherein the palm portion of the glove is out or stamped separately from thepalm fourchettes of the glove fingers so that the maximum number of pieces may be obtained from a skin or hide and which also permlts of small pieces of material being utilized for the palm portion where heretofore it has been found impractical to use the same for this purpose.

Another object is to provide a four fourchette glove wherein the palm fourchettes of the fingers are joined to the upper edge of the palm portion of the glove in such a man nor that the resultant joining seam is disposed adjacent the bases or last joints of the fingers of the wearer being adapted when so disposed tofit in the crevices formed by the fingers and palm when the wearershand is flexed.

A further object is to provide a four fourchette glove, embodying the maximum of flexibility, simplicity, economy and durability in construction, that embodies the maximum of comfort, andthat is not objectionable to the wearer while in use or when his hand is flexed.

With the above and other objects in view trated in the accompanying drawings,

wherein 4 Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 are plan views or profiles of blanks from which the, inner or teriaL.

palm fourchette members, for the first, second, th1rd and fourth fingers respectively of my gloves are formed.

I I Fig. 5 is a plan view or'profile of the blank from which the inner member or palm sldeof the thumb'of my glove is formed.

Fig. 6 is a plan view or profile of the blank from which the main or palm portion of my glove is formed.

Fig. 7 is a view of the palm 'sideof a glove embodying the features of my invention and illustrating more clearly the method of joining the finger fourchettes to the palm. portion.

Fig. 8 is a view of the rear or back side of the glove, illustrating the method of securing the seamless finger ends or tips of my tion of a detail of. my inventiontaken on a broken line 99 of Fig. 7. 7 Referring to the drawings throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, the numerals 10,11, 12 and ,13 indicate the palm fourchette blanks for the first, second, third and fourth fingers respectively of my improved glove, all of which are out or stamped from the desired flexible material substantially-in the shape shown.

The numeral 14 indicates the blank for thepalm side of the thumb of my glove and- 15 indicates'the blank for the palm portion of my glove both of which are cut or stamped from the desired flexible material substantially in' the shape shown.

The back 16 of my improved glove comprises in integral form the rear or back portions 17 for, the first, second, third and fourth fingers respectively, the back portion 18 for the thumb of the glove may be formed integral with the back 16 if desired, or cut separately and sewed thereto as shown as at i 19 in Fig. 8. The back 16 with its associated backportions 17 and the back portion '18 for the thumb are cut substantially in the shape shown in Figs. 7 and 8 from a sheetof canvas or other suitable or desired ma- To form a glove of the back seam type I have provided the palm fourchette blanks 10, 11, 12 and 13 with border portions 2O, I

which portions normally lie beyond the profile of the fingers of the. glove, which are indicated by dot and dash" lines in Figs. 1 to 4. Y

The inner border portion 20'o fthe fourchette blank 10 is cut with a triangular prolongation 21, the borders 20 of the fourchette blank 11 are cut with triangular proedge portion 28 of the prolongation 22 in such amanner to form an inseam .as shown at 29 see Figs. 8 and 9. The edge portion 30 of the prolongation 23 and the edge portion 31 of the prolongation 24 are similarly stitched to ether to form an inseam 32, see Fig. 8, an the edge portion 33 of the prolongation 25 is stitched to the edge portion 34 of the prolongation 26 to form an inseam 35, see Fig. 8.

The edge portion 40 of the fourchette 10 v and the edge portion 41 of the palm portion 15 are out with a slight curve as shown and are adapted to be stitchedjtogether to form an inseam 42, seeFigs. 7' and 8. The edge portion 43 of the fourchette 11 and the edge portion 44 of the palm portion 15 are cut in the mannershown and are stitched together to form an inseam 45, See Figs. 7

r and 9. The edge portion 46 of the fourchette 12 and the edge portion. 47 oftlie palm portion 15 are cut-as shown and are stitched together to form an inseam 48, see Fig. 7 and the edgeportion 49 .of the fourchette 13 and the edge portion 50 of the palm portion 15, are also (lllt lll. the manner shown and are stitched together to form an inseam 51, see Fig. 7. v

The ed e portion 52 of the thumb'blank 14 and t e edge portion 53 of the palm portion 15 are cut as shown and are stitched to ether to form an inseam 54, see Fig. 7.

11 order to eliminate the crowded seams at the ends ofthe fingers, where they are exposed to considerable wear'and frequently rip the palm fourchette blanks 10, 11, 12 and 13 areprovidedorcut with prolongations 55, which prolongations 55 are, when the glove is fabrlcated turned over-the ends of the fingers and stitchedto the upper ends 4 of the finger portions of the back 16 to form seams 56 across the back of each finger as shown in Fig. 8. The Width of the pro-.

lon ation '55 is slightly less than the width of t e border portions '20 as shown, the edges- 57 of the said .prolongations. 55 being stitched to the upper edge portions of the said border p t 2 o f rm inseams 58, see Fig. 8, l V

fourchettes adapted to The thumb blank 14 may be also out if desired with a prolongation on its tip similar to the prolongations 55 shown and described for the fourchette blanks.

The edge portions of the borders 20 are stitched to the edge portions of the finger portions of the back .16 to form seams 59 which are normally disposed at the back of the glove see Fig. 8. The edge portions 60 of the palm portion 15 are stitched to the back 16 to form seams 61, see Figs. 7 and 8.

The outer edge portion 62 of the thumb blank 14 is stitched to outer edge portion of the canvas thumb back 18 to form a seam 63, see: Fig. 7..

The wrist portion of the glove may be finished in any desired manner as for exam le with a knitted cufl' 64 as shown.

he essential feature of my invention resides in the cutting of the palm portion of the glove and the fourchettes of the same separately, so that, the maximum number of pieces may be obtained from a given amount of materlal, also permitting of scraps of material being utilized for the palm portion where heretofore it has been. found uneconomical and impractical to use the same for this purpose, thus reducing the cost of manufacturing the glove to the minimum.

In practice I have found that a glove constructed in accordance with my invention is extremely comfortable to wear, even when made from heavy thick material, that the seams formed by the joining of the fourchettes to the palm portion are so disposed as not to be objectionable to the wearer While the glove is in use or when the wearers hand is flexed.

While I have shown and described the features of my invention as applied to a working glove of the back seam or seamless class, I desire to have'it understood that the said-features may be a pliedto a glove of any class and to a g ove that is sewn in any manner.

rom the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of theconstruction and of the method of operation of my improved glove will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention Ail-article of manufacture, a back seam glove comprising a palm ortion, four finger e attached to the said palm portion to .form a continuous seam adapted to be disposed adjacent the bas of the fingers to fit in the crevices formed by the said fingers and palm of the wearer, the said finger fourchettes having prolongations extending beyond the upper extremlty of each fourchettemhich prolongations are. adapted to be turned over the ends of .the fingers, a back for the said glove having integral back portions for the said finger fourchettes which are adapted to be attached on their upperlends to the turned 10 over ends of the sald prolongations, and a thumb member for the saidglove' In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 24th day of July "A. D. 1920.

BRAYTON C. GRINNELL. 

